Operations Analyst - Listed Derivatives & Process Automation

Millennium; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Millennium, a global investment firm, is seeking an Operations & Middle Office professional to manage daily listed derivatives activities, from trade support to settlement and reconciliation. The role involves cross-border coordination with teams in London, New York, Singapore and Bangalore, and there is a focus on process improvements through automation and AI-enabled tools.

The candidate will monitor expiry calendars, assist with rollovers and deliveries, investigate reconciliation breaks, and

Qualifications

• 2+ years in financial operations, middle office, trade support, or related role.
• Solid understanding of listed derivatives lifecycle from execution through settlement, including options exercise and expiry.
• Familiarity with trade reconciliation, clearing and broker billing.
• Experience with bond futures and global derivatives markets; JIRA or similar project-tracking tools; AI/automation platforms advantageous.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work under time pressure, especially during expiry cycles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with internal stakeholders and external counterparties.
• Comfort working with data and spreadsheets and willingness to learn reconciliation, trading and operational systems.

Responsibilities

• Process and control daily listed derivatives activity from trade support through settlement and reconciliation.
• Monitor global exchange expiry calendars and support delivery management, exercise decisions, assignment activity and clearing workflows.
• Support futures rollovers, settlement, expiry and delivery, including bond-futures coordination with brokers and counterparties.
• Investigate daily reconciliation breaks, identify root causes and drive timely resolution with stakeholders.
• Administer give-up agreements, commission tracking, broker billing, and accurate fee structures.
• Support account setup, documentation, and readiness for new fund launches and mandates.
• Coordinate with trading, risk, technology, prime brokers, clearing brokers and exchanges to resolve queries; collaborate across London, NY, Singapore, and Bangalore.

Skills

Derivatives lifecycle

Trade support

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Stakeholder communication

JIRA

AI/Automation interest

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Millennium, a global investment firm, is seeking an Operations & Middle Office professional to manage daily listed derivatives activities, from trade support to settlement and reconciliation. The role involves cross-border coordination with teams in London, New York, Singapore and Bangalore, and there is a focus on process improvements through automation and AI-enabled tools.

The candidate will monitor expiry calendars, assist with rollovers and deliveries, investigate reconciliation breaks, and